Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

down the plughole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
down the -plug-hole
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Synonym of down the drain.

Synonyms

down the drain

Questions

What does down the plughole mean?
Synonym of down the drain.

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